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The Ohio Informer - Vol. XII - No. 50

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THE OHIO INFORMER
Vol. XII—No. 50
AKRON, OHIO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1958
Price, 10c
"Never Again," Says Ex-Magistrate
Judge Rainey Leaves Summit County Jail
Judge Joseph H. Rainey, the former Philadelphia magistrate who had been held in the Summit County Jail for over seven weeks, walked from behind bars last Friday with a promise that he had learned his lesson and that jail life, however brief, was not for him.
While newspapers and magazines over the nation were playing up his plight, relatives and the many friends he had helped in the past were steering clear of him, three persons came to his rescue just a few days before the fall term of the Grand Jury.
Two brothers from Philadelphia, Samuel and Matte Glickstein, made possible the former judge's release. Arriving in Akron last Tuesday tbey contacted Publisher S. R. Shepard of the Ohio INFORMER and the three working three days finally cut loose the tape that had kept the former national Republican leader behind bars.
The two brothers had planned to have the judge released in a matter of hours but they soon found that things take more time in Ohio. They spent the better part of two days in Columbus clearing up bad checks and minor debts incurred by Rainey. Capt. Mowbry of the hotel operators association had agreed to drop charges in Columbus and to have sent to Akron immediately a release.
WITH this assurance, the Glicksteins returned to Akron and were accompanied by Shepard to the Cuyahoga Falls motel to clear up a bad check for $210.63. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Holstein, managers of the Towne and Country Motor Motel, agreed that they were only concerned about being reimbursed, but they wouldn't take the money without a personal release signed by Rainey.
Believing that this was all that was necessary for Raineys release on bond the next day, the Glicksteins left enough money with Shepard to carry on alone. They left the Falls about midnight for Philadelphia without any rest at all.
Thursday the Holsteins came to the County Jail, obtained a release, went before County Prosecuter John Ballard and gave a receipt for reimbursement of the bad check.
Meanwhile, Raineys release depended upon receipt of a clearance from Columbus. This suspense lasted until noon Friday. The Columbus authorities had sent the release through the mail and then only after the Glicksteins had made at least ten long distance calls between Philadelphia, Akron and Columbus.
The release from Columbus was important to Rainey's temporary freedom because Sheriff Bird had to hold him for Columbus authorities until the holder was lifted.
About 1 p.m. Shepard working with Prosecutor Ballard's office had a journal entry signed reducing Rainey's bond from $2,000 to $1,000. A bondsman was called had not notified the jailer that the journal entry had been processed, another hour passed before a call revealed that the person to convey this information was on vacation. Another call cleared this up at once and Rainey was told to get dressed. By the time another bondsman arrived, Rainey had told all of the sheriff's deputies goodbye. A trip to the clerk of courts office and Rainey was now ready to bid Akron goodbye.
He will have a date in Akron again, however, during the fall term of the Grand Jury.
Charges President Undermines School Integration Effort
Paul M. Butler, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, charged that President Eisenhower had seriously undermined efforts at peaceful school integration in his unwise press conference statement last week.
"By acknowledging publicly that he favored a slower pace toward school integration." Butler declared, "President Eisenhower has clearly indicated that he will exert no moral leadership on this important national problem, thus undermining respect for the Supreme Court decision. Such lack of leadership from the highest office in the land can only serve to encourage lawless forces to defy the law at the same time that it seriously undermines those who are trying to peacefully carry it out."
The national chairman referred to the presidential press conference of Aug. 27, when President Eisenhower acknowledged reports that he may have told friends that racial integration in schools should be proceeding at a slower pace.
Youth's Killing Unjustified Says Coroner Pittenger
Councilman Ed Davis Demands investigation of Akron Police Dept. Coroner And Police Chief Whiddon Clash Over Moral And Legal Right
The fatal shooting of a 16-year- old boy by an Akron police officer early Monday morning has aroused citizens of Akron to the point where City Council is preparing to make an investigation.
The wave of criticism, started as soon as Summt County Coroner W. J. Pittinger ruled that the shooting of Richard Lee Martin of 130 N. Canal st. was unjustifiable and indicative of poor judgment on part of Earl Elliott, the 33-year-old officer who had been on the force for less than two years.
Ed Davis, councilman from the Third Ward, criticized police methods in general, and in this particular case, as he asked City Council Wednesday to make a sweeping-investigation of the Akron Police Department.
"Too long, too brutal and too often, the police department has inflicted unnecessary action in numerous cases," charged Davis as he branded Martin's slaying as "immoral."
He told the INFORMER he was demanding an investigation to see if something can't be done to find a cure or remedy for the series of apparently unwarranted shootings on part of police officers. "No matter how legally rigiht the officer may have been, he had no moral right to shoot this youth." He likened police action to the motorist who runs down a pedestrian simply because he has the right of way.
MEANWHILE, Coroner Pittenger and Chief of Police Harry Whiddon have been sniping at each other. Whiddon charged that Pittenger had caused an "incurable harm not only to this police officer but to the whole department."
Pittenger came back with the assertion that "I don't care if the boy had stolen a solid gold Cadillac. I don't think he should have been shot at."
Pittenger also had some words for Whiddon's statement that Elliott was "legally 100 per cent right in his action." He pointed out that it makes a big difference what the felony is. "There's a big difference between breaking into a building and raping or assaulting someone. I feel it all comes down to an application of common sense."
This bitter difference in opinion was to be resolved this week with a formal ruling by County Prosecutor John Ballard. In a previous case when public opinion was aroused over the killing of a fleeing youth, Ballard sided with the coroner's ruling of justification.
THE INCIDENT which precipitated this controversy occurred behind the Western Auto store at 105 E. Market st. Martin with a friend, Ruben Simmons, 15, were seen in a parking lot shelter in rear of the store. Elliott stated that he thought the two were in the process of breaking in because a window was broken out of the shelter on the lot.
Elliott placed the two under arrest. As he went to call for the paddy wagon, Martin started running. Elliott fired once, after yelling for Martin to stop. The bullet hit him in the back. He was dead on arrival at City Hospital.
Simmons, Martin's companion, explained that the two had stolen a car from Dutch Folk Chevrolet. Short of money to go to a dance, they parked the stolen car on Summit st. and planned to snatch a purse from any woman who passed by. They hid themselves in the parking lot behind the store between Broadway and Summit. It was there that Elliott saw them.
Akron Freedom Fund Group Meets Sept. 5
The Freedom Fund Committee of the Akron Chapter of the NAACP will meet Friday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m., at the office of the Supreme Liberty Life Insurance on 7 S. Howard st.
Willis Shaw is general chairman and Mrs. Curtis Williamson is Freedom Fund Dinner chairman. All members are requested to be present.
The Freedom Fund Dinner will be held Oct. 26 at the Sheraton Hotel with Bishop S. G. Spottswood of the Seventh Episcopal District of the AME Zion Church as guest speaker. Another guest speaker will be Percibal Patrick Mandawa, 31, press research and education officer of the Federation of Labor of Tanganyika, E. Africa.
AT STATE NAACP MEET—
Thurgood Marshall, director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., will be the principal speaker at the annual meeting of the Ohio State Conference of NAACP branches to be held in Toledo, Sept. 19-31.
The Commodore Hotel will be the convention headquarters as delegates gather there from all sections of Ohio, according to Serena E. Davis, state NAACP secretary, who is stationed in Columbus.
Other speakers will be J. Earnest Wilkins, assistant secretary of the Department of Labor; Edward J. Odoms, direcftor of religious activities for the NAACP; Herbert Wright, youth director; and Calvin Stalnaker.
Break Soda Fountain Jim Crow
Oklahoma Youths Break Race Ban
OKLAHOMA CITY — A "sit- down" protest campaign by 435 members of the Oklahoma City NAACP youth council has resulted in the opening of lunch room and soda fountain facilities in four of the city's largest drug and department stores to Negro customers, Barbara Posey, secretary of the youth council reported.
The stores—Katz Drug Company, Kress Department Store, Veazey Drug Company and the H. L. Green Company—yielded to the youthful demonstrators after several days of protest.
Miss Posey said that the young people were gratified with their initial successes, but, "we are determined to continue the campaign until every facility is open to all."
At a youth rally here on Aug. 37, Mrs. Clara Luper, advisor to the youths, expressed thanks to the various organizations and individuals for the hundreds of letters and telegrams of encouragement and support which the youth have received from every part of the nation.
In New York City, Herbert L. Wright, NAACP youth secretary, hailed the Oklahoma City youth council for its outstanding accomplishments and called on youth groups throughout the nation to take similar action.
FCDO's Here Sept. 19-21
Dems To Hold State Convention In Akron
The 10th Annual Convention of the Federated County Democrats of Ohio will be held Sept. 10-21 at the Sheradon Hotel.
This will mark the first time that the state-wide organization af Negro Democrats has convened in the Rubber City.
Acting as joint hosts to the convention will be the Tea-Time Study Club and the Tire Town Democrats.
THE CONVENTION will open with a mass meetmg Friday, Sept. 19, at the Second Baptist Church, 188 E. Center st, at 8 p.m. The keynote address will be given by Bernard J. Rosen, a former congressional candidate.
Two business sessions, the banquet and dance, are slated for Saturday at the Sheradon Hotel. The final meeting will be held at Wesley Temple AME Zion Church with a nationally known speaker.
Foremost on the program for discussion will be the "Right to Work" law and the election laws of Ohio.
John O. Holly, Cleveland, is the state president of the FCDO. He is also the dynamic founder and president of the Future Outlook
League.
Chairman of the Akron committee is Leon Gordie, president of the Tire Town Democratic Club. Mrs, Bertha V. Moore, president of the Tea Time Study Club, is co-chairman.
Several vacancies are still open on key committees. Persons interested in helping are requested to attend the next two meetings of the local committee on Sept. 9 and 16 at the office of the coordinator, Atty. Rufus L. Thompson, 259 1/2 E. Market st., at 8 p.m.
Harlem Villa Safe Missing With $1,500
Akron detectives are still investigating the disappearance of a safe early Sunday morning from the Harlem Villa Cafe, 655 W. Bowery st.
Harry Zeid, proprietor, stated that he left the cafe about 4 a.m. and when he returned at 11:30 a.m., he found the safe missing. A window on the south side of the building was open.
Zeid estimated that the safe contained about $1,500 in cash and checks.SS_XII_50_1

The "Akron Informer" was created in 1921 by Amos Forman. At the time, the African American community was being ignored by the major papers in the area. Unfortunately, the paper was only published for a year. In August of 1946, a group of returning WWII veterns revived the "Akron Informer." One of these men was Samuel Shepard who began working as editor of the "Akron Informer" [eventually re-named "The Ohio Informer"]. In November of that year, Shepard bought the paper. Shepard increased the paper's circulation to more than 2000. The paper ran until 1960.

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THE OHIO INFORMER
Vol. XII—No. 50
AKRON, OHIO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1958
Price, 10c
"Never Again," Says Ex-Magistrate
Judge Rainey Leaves Summit County Jail
Judge Joseph H. Rainey, the former Philadelphia magistrate who had been held in the Summit County Jail for over seven weeks, walked from behind bars last Friday with a promise that he had learned his lesson and that jail life, however brief, was not for him.
While newspapers and magazines over the nation were playing up his plight, relatives and the many friends he had helped in the past were steering clear of him, three persons came to his rescue just a few days before the fall term of the Grand Jury.
Two brothers from Philadelphia, Samuel and Matte Glickstein, made possible the former judge's release. Arriving in Akron last Tuesday tbey contacted Publisher S. R. Shepard of the Ohio INFORMER and the three working three days finally cut loose the tape that had kept the former national Republican leader behind bars.
The two brothers had planned to have the judge released in a matter of hours but they soon found that things take more time in Ohio. They spent the better part of two days in Columbus clearing up bad checks and minor debts incurred by Rainey. Capt. Mowbry of the hotel operators association had agreed to drop charges in Columbus and to have sent to Akron immediately a release.
WITH this assurance, the Glicksteins returned to Akron and were accompanied by Shepard to the Cuyahoga Falls motel to clear up a bad check for $210.63. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Holstein, managers of the Towne and Country Motor Motel, agreed that they were only concerned about being reimbursed, but they wouldn't take the money without a personal release signed by Rainey.
Believing that this was all that was necessary for Raineys release on bond the next day, the Glicksteins left enough money with Shepard to carry on alone. They left the Falls about midnight for Philadelphia without any rest at all.
Thursday the Holsteins came to the County Jail, obtained a release, went before County Prosecuter John Ballard and gave a receipt for reimbursement of the bad check.
Meanwhile, Raineys release depended upon receipt of a clearance from Columbus. This suspense lasted until noon Friday. The Columbus authorities had sent the release through the mail and then only after the Glicksteins had made at least ten long distance calls between Philadelphia, Akron and Columbus.
The release from Columbus was important to Rainey's temporary freedom because Sheriff Bird had to hold him for Columbus authorities until the holder was lifted.
About 1 p.m. Shepard working with Prosecutor Ballard's office had a journal entry signed reducing Rainey's bond from $2,000 to $1,000. A bondsman was called had not notified the jailer that the journal entry had been processed, another hour passed before a call revealed that the person to convey this information was on vacation. Another call cleared this up at once and Rainey was told to get dressed. By the time another bondsman arrived, Rainey had told all of the sheriff's deputies goodbye. A trip to the clerk of courts office and Rainey was now ready to bid Akron goodbye.
He will have a date in Akron again, however, during the fall term of the Grand Jury.
Charges President Undermines School Integration Effort
Paul M. Butler, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, charged that President Eisenhower had seriously undermined efforts at peaceful school integration in his unwise press conference statement last week.
"By acknowledging publicly that he favored a slower pace toward school integration." Butler declared, "President Eisenhower has clearly indicated that he will exert no moral leadership on this important national problem, thus undermining respect for the Supreme Court decision. Such lack of leadership from the highest office in the land can only serve to encourage lawless forces to defy the law at the same time that it seriously undermines those who are trying to peacefully carry it out."
The national chairman referred to the presidential press conference of Aug. 27, when President Eisenhower acknowledged reports that he may have told friends that racial integration in schools should be proceeding at a slower pace.
Youth's Killing Unjustified Says Coroner Pittenger
Councilman Ed Davis Demands investigation of Akron Police Dept. Coroner And Police Chief Whiddon Clash Over Moral And Legal Right
The fatal shooting of a 16-year- old boy by an Akron police officer early Monday morning has aroused citizens of Akron to the point where City Council is preparing to make an investigation.
The wave of criticism, started as soon as Summt County Coroner W. J. Pittinger ruled that the shooting of Richard Lee Martin of 130 N. Canal st. was unjustifiable and indicative of poor judgment on part of Earl Elliott, the 33-year-old officer who had been on the force for less than two years.
Ed Davis, councilman from the Third Ward, criticized police methods in general, and in this particular case, as he asked City Council Wednesday to make a sweeping-investigation of the Akron Police Department.
"Too long, too brutal and too often, the police department has inflicted unnecessary action in numerous cases," charged Davis as he branded Martin's slaying as "immoral."
He told the INFORMER he was demanding an investigation to see if something can't be done to find a cure or remedy for the series of apparently unwarranted shootings on part of police officers. "No matter how legally rigiht the officer may have been, he had no moral right to shoot this youth." He likened police action to the motorist who runs down a pedestrian simply because he has the right of way.
MEANWHILE, Coroner Pittenger and Chief of Police Harry Whiddon have been sniping at each other. Whiddon charged that Pittenger had caused an "incurable harm not only to this police officer but to the whole department."
Pittenger came back with the assertion that "I don't care if the boy had stolen a solid gold Cadillac. I don't think he should have been shot at."
Pittenger also had some words for Whiddon's statement that Elliott was "legally 100 per cent right in his action." He pointed out that it makes a big difference what the felony is. "There's a big difference between breaking into a building and raping or assaulting someone. I feel it all comes down to an application of common sense."
This bitter difference in opinion was to be resolved this week with a formal ruling by County Prosecutor John Ballard. In a previous case when public opinion was aroused over the killing of a fleeing youth, Ballard sided with the coroner's ruling of justification.
THE INCIDENT which precipitated this controversy occurred behind the Western Auto store at 105 E. Market st. Martin with a friend, Ruben Simmons, 15, were seen in a parking lot shelter in rear of the store. Elliott stated that he thought the two were in the process of breaking in because a window was broken out of the shelter on the lot.
Elliott placed the two under arrest. As he went to call for the paddy wagon, Martin started running. Elliott fired once, after yelling for Martin to stop. The bullet hit him in the back. He was dead on arrival at City Hospital.
Simmons, Martin's companion, explained that the two had stolen a car from Dutch Folk Chevrolet. Short of money to go to a dance, they parked the stolen car on Summit st. and planned to snatch a purse from any woman who passed by. They hid themselves in the parking lot behind the store between Broadway and Summit. It was there that Elliott saw them.
Akron Freedom Fund Group Meets Sept. 5
The Freedom Fund Committee of the Akron Chapter of the NAACP will meet Friday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m., at the office of the Supreme Liberty Life Insurance on 7 S. Howard st.
Willis Shaw is general chairman and Mrs. Curtis Williamson is Freedom Fund Dinner chairman. All members are requested to be present.
The Freedom Fund Dinner will be held Oct. 26 at the Sheraton Hotel with Bishop S. G. Spottswood of the Seventh Episcopal District of the AME Zion Church as guest speaker. Another guest speaker will be Percibal Patrick Mandawa, 31, press research and education officer of the Federation of Labor of Tanganyika, E. Africa.
AT STATE NAACP MEET—
Thurgood Marshall, director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., will be the principal speaker at the annual meeting of the Ohio State Conference of NAACP branches to be held in Toledo, Sept. 19-31.
The Commodore Hotel will be the convention headquarters as delegates gather there from all sections of Ohio, according to Serena E. Davis, state NAACP secretary, who is stationed in Columbus.
Other speakers will be J. Earnest Wilkins, assistant secretary of the Department of Labor; Edward J. Odoms, direcftor of religious activities for the NAACP; Herbert Wright, youth director; and Calvin Stalnaker.
Break Soda Fountain Jim Crow
Oklahoma Youths Break Race Ban
OKLAHOMA CITY — A "sit- down" protest campaign by 435 members of the Oklahoma City NAACP youth council has resulted in the opening of lunch room and soda fountain facilities in four of the city's largest drug and department stores to Negro customers, Barbara Posey, secretary of the youth council reported.
The stores—Katz Drug Company, Kress Department Store, Veazey Drug Company and the H. L. Green Company—yielded to the youthful demonstrators after several days of protest.
Miss Posey said that the young people were gratified with their initial successes, but, "we are determined to continue the campaign until every facility is open to all."
At a youth rally here on Aug. 37, Mrs. Clara Luper, advisor to the youths, expressed thanks to the various organizations and individuals for the hundreds of letters and telegrams of encouragement and support which the youth have received from every part of the nation.
In New York City, Herbert L. Wright, NAACP youth secretary, hailed the Oklahoma City youth council for its outstanding accomplishments and called on youth groups throughout the nation to take similar action.
FCDO's Here Sept. 19-21
Dems To Hold State Convention In Akron
The 10th Annual Convention of the Federated County Democrats of Ohio will be held Sept. 10-21 at the Sheradon Hotel.
This will mark the first time that the state-wide organization af Negro Democrats has convened in the Rubber City.
Acting as joint hosts to the convention will be the Tea-Time Study Club and the Tire Town Democrats.
THE CONVENTION will open with a mass meetmg Friday, Sept. 19, at the Second Baptist Church, 188 E. Center st, at 8 p.m. The keynote address will be given by Bernard J. Rosen, a former congressional candidate.
Two business sessions, the banquet and dance, are slated for Saturday at the Sheradon Hotel. The final meeting will be held at Wesley Temple AME Zion Church with a nationally known speaker.
Foremost on the program for discussion will be the "Right to Work" law and the election laws of Ohio.
John O. Holly, Cleveland, is the state president of the FCDO. He is also the dynamic founder and president of the Future Outlook
League.
Chairman of the Akron committee is Leon Gordie, president of the Tire Town Democratic Club. Mrs, Bertha V. Moore, president of the Tea Time Study Club, is co-chairman.
Several vacancies are still open on key committees. Persons interested in helping are requested to attend the next two meetings of the local committee on Sept. 9 and 16 at the office of the coordinator, Atty. Rufus L. Thompson, 259 1/2 E. Market st., at 8 p.m.
Harlem Villa Safe Missing With $1,500
Akron detectives are still investigating the disappearance of a safe early Sunday morning from the Harlem Villa Cafe, 655 W. Bowery st.
Harry Zeid, proprietor, stated that he left the cafe about 4 a.m. and when he returned at 11:30 a.m., he found the safe missing. A window on the south side of the building was open.
Zeid estimated that the safe contained about $1,500 in cash and checks.

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of reproductions of copyrighted material. This material from the picture file is protected by the copyright law. The library makes this picture available for the personal use of the borrower to be used for private study, scholarship or research. Reproduction, alteration or derivative use of this visual image for the purposes other than those listed above without the express written permission of the copyright holder may constitute an infringement of copyright law.